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  • Fender Boards
  • Electric Winch Upgrade
  • Refrigeration Refit, Part III: Frigoboat Keel Cooled System
  • 2022 North Channel Cruise Summary
  • Midlake Wind Shift: Pentwater to Milwaukee
  • Progress South to Pentwater
  • Spinnaker Run Under the Big Mac: Les Cheneaux to Garden Island
  • Detour Village to the Les Cheneaux
  • Clearing into the US with the ROAM App
  • Back in the US in Detour Village
  • Gore Bay to Milford Haven
  • Staying Flexible: The Benjamins to Gore Bay
  • A Gale in the Benjamins
  • Heywood to Little Current
  • Killarney Hike and Sail to Heywood
  • Chikanishing Hike and Killarney
  • The Bustards to Deadbolt via the Collins Inlet
  • The Bustard Islands
  • Covered Portage Cove to Killarney
  • McGregor Bay to Covered Portage Cove
  • McGregor Bay
  • Hike up to Casson Peak from Maryanne Cove
  • Back in the Wilderness: Little Current to Maryanne Cove
  • Little Current
  • Boat Work: Hog to Rous Island

Category: Maintenance / Upgrades

In the Name of Cold Beer

Making a shelf to improve organization in a top-opening refrigerator.

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Posted on January 22, 2018Categories Maintenance / UpgradesTags Galley, Refrigeration, Upgrade1 Comment on In the Name of Cold Beer

Upgrading to an Electric Toilet

Upgrading Priorities' aft head from a manual flush toilet to an electric flushing Raritan SeaEra QC.

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Posted on January 10, 2018January 10, 2018Categories Maintenance / UpgradesTags Electrical, Plumbing, UpgradeLeave a comment on Upgrading to an Electric Toilet

Adding SkyScreens to our Hatches

Installing Oceanair SkyScreens in our hatches to make them easy to open and close while still keeping the bugs out.

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Posted on December 4, 2017December 4, 2017Categories Maintenance / UpgradesTags Hatch, VentilationLeave a comment on Adding SkyScreens to our Hatches

Portlight Replacement

Replacing Lewmar "Old Standard" Portlights with "New Standard" Portlights

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Posted on November 15, 2017December 1, 2017Categories Maintenance / UpgradesTags Portlight1 Comment on Portlight Replacement

Boat Repair in an Exotic Location

Dealing with a minor electrical problem in Moiles Harbor, North Channel, before it becomes a big electrical problem.

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Posted on August 18, 2017August 5, 2018Categories Maintenance / Upgrades, Sailing AdventuresTags Alternator, Cruising, Electrical, North Channel, RepairLeave a comment on Boat Repair in an Exotic Location

Marelon Seacock Failure

Water gushes in after removing the thru hull

Sudden seacock failure requiring a replacement while Priorities was in the water.

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Posted on July 28, 2017February 27, 2018Categories Maintenance / UpgradesTags ball valve, Plumbing, Repair, Sea cockLeave a comment on Marelon Seacock Failure

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